Editing Okro 'Vagaduun

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Character infobox
|variant=Ban
|name=Okro 'Vagaduun
|image=[[File:HINF Okro 'Vagaduun.png|300px]]
|homeworld=[[Suban]]{{Ref/Game|Id=Target03|HINF|[[High Value Target]] dossier, Okro 'Vagaduun}}{{Ref/Note|Id=Homeworld|Page 458 of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'' states that his homeworld is [[Feldokra]]. However, given that his target dossier in ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' twice states that his homeworld is Suban and that he was part of the Bloodbrave Guardians of Suban (which the Encyclopedia also backs up), it is likely that Feldokra being stated as his homeworld is an error.}}
|birth=[[2493#March|March 2, 2493]]{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=458}}
|death=During or after [[2560#May|May 28, 2560]]{{Ref/Quest|Id=Hi|HI|Lockdown|Okro 'Vagaduun}}
|causeofdeath=Killed in battle by [[John-117]]
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|species=[[Sangheili]]
|gender=Male
|height={{Convert|259.1|cm|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
|mass={{Convert|177.4|kg|lb|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
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|affiliation=*[[Covenant]] {{c|formerly}}
*[[Covenant separatists]] {{c|formerly}}
*[[Banished]]
**[[Bloodbrave Guardians of Suban|Bloodbrave]]{{Ref/Reuse|Target03}}
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{{Quote|He understood what Atriox sought to teach him. To join the Banished was to sever one’s ties to the past. To reject honor, the very core of a Sangheili’s being, for payment would come in sport and spoils—not sentiment.|'Vagaduun's decision to work for the Banished{{Ref/Reuse|CFNY}}}}

'''Okro 'Vagaduun''' was an experienced [[Sangheili]] [[blademaster]] in service of the [[Banished]]. During the [[Second Ark Conflict]], [[Atriox]] put him and his men under the charge of [[Chieftain]] [[Minas]] while on [[Raid on Anodyne Spirit|a mission]] to retrieve [[Menachite Forerunner crystal|a]] [[slipspace]] [[slipspace flake|flake]] from the ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} 'Vagaduun was present on [[Installation 07]] in early [[2560]].{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}

==Biography==
===Early life and Covenant service===
Okro 'Vagaduun was born on [[Suban]], the blood-[[natural satellite|moon]] of [[Sanghelios]],{{Ref/Reuse|Target03}}{{Ref/NoteReuse|Homeworld}} on [[2493#March|March 2, 2493]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} His [[clan]] had a history of producing talented swordfighters and Okro 'Vagaduun himself was trained by the legendary [[Toha 'Sumai]].{{Ref/Reuse|Target03}}{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} As is expected of all male [[Sangheili]], 'Vagaduun enlisted in the [[Covenant]] [[Covenant military|military]]. In the last decade of the [[Human-Covenant War]], he came to be considered one of the most lethal infantry assets in the Covenant, eventually being granted the title of [[Blademaster]] by the [[Ministry of Resolution|Minister of Resolution]]. 'Vagaduun would repeatedly defy the odds, surviving conflicts even when vastly outnumbered.{{Ref/Reuse|Target03}} 

Before the end of the war, he joined the [[Bloodbrave Guardians of Suban]], a mercenary sect which spurned allegiance to the Covenant with the goal of maintaining the purity of the Sangheili people.{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}

===Massacre and Banished recruitment===
When the Covenant [[Great Schism|fell into disarray]] at the hands of the [[San'Shyuum]] in late [[2552]], 'Vagaduun abandoned his post and returned to Suban.{{Ref/Reuse|Target03}} Around this time, the [[Hierarchs]] sought to destroy the recalcitrant autonomy of the Bloodbrave Guardians, sending an entire [[battle group]] to the Subanese jungle-crater of [[Kovokel]], the sect's base of operations. Here, they massacred every member of the sect, except 'Vagaduun, who managed to survive the attack. Following his narrow escape, he was given quarter by [[Decimus]],{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} and [[Atriox]] offered him a place within the [[Banished]], though he would not accept immediately.{{Ref/Reuse|Target03}}

After a year of watching his Sangheili people descend into [[Blooding Years|civil war]], 'Vagaduun finally accepted.{{Ref/Reuse|Target03}} As part of his initiation into the Banished, 'Vagaduun took on board Atriox's teachings, which demanded that he give up all former allegiances and notions of honor—a core value in Sangheili culture. As part of his quest to sever his past ties, at some time prior to [[2555#March|March 2555]], 'Vagaduun returned to his old swordmaster Toha 'Sumai to assassinate him and prove his loyalty only to Atriox for payment of sport and spoils. 'Vagaduun and 'Sumai dueled in open combat, with 'Vagaduun managing to run 'Sumai through on his own sword—ultimately retrieving the now-dead 'Sumai's [[Duelist Energy Sword]] and claiming it for his own.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFNY|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-new-year-new-lore|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - New Year, New Lore|D=23|M=01|Y=2023|LocalArchive=Armory Infinitum#Duelist Energy Sword}} 'Vagaduun would come to fight for the mercenary faction as part of the revitalized Bloodbrave.{{Ref/Reuse|Target03}}

===Battle for the Ark===
{{Main|Second Ark Conflict}}
Okro 'Vagaduun was among those chosen by Atriox to accompany him to [[Installation 00]] in [[2558]].{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}}{{Ref/Reuse|Target03}}  To enact his plan to return to the [[Milky Way|galaxy]] to locate the [[Xalanyn]], Atriox needed the fragments of a slipspace flake stored within the [[keyship]] that the [[Prophet of Truth]] had used to travel to Installation 00. These shards would allow for a [[slipspace portal]] to be opened to the [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] of [[Reach]]. As such, Atriox chose 'Vagaduun to participate in a [[Raid on Anodyne Spirit|raid]] on the vessel led by Chieftain Minas.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}}

In the summer of [[2559]], the raid commenced. The blademaster led a team of Sangheili warriors while Minas and [[Jiralhanae Captain|Captain]] [[Zeretus]] led two other teams, both composed of choice [[Jiralhanae]], [[Kig-Yar]], and [[Unggoy]] soldiers. Each team rode in a separate [[Eklon'Dal Workshop Phantom|Phantom]] dropship to where the ''Anodyne Spirit'' rested in a region of the Ark they had dubbed [[Mahsko]]. Once inside the keyship, 'Vagaduun expressed confidence that the vessel was indeed devoid of any living beings, but that they should still be careful regardless. His caution was proved to be well-founded when surviving [[Covenant]] [[Dhas Bhasvod's Covenant|loyalists]] ambushed the group, attempting to repel them from the ship that had landed on the Ark nearly [[seven]] years prior.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}}

Displaying his masterful swordsmanship, 'Vagaduun's efforts were vital to the success of the mission. As Minas' team found the [[Forerunner]] device called "the Adytum" and extricated the shards from within it, the Sangheili and his team valiantly—and perhaps overconfidently—held off the Covenant defenders. 'Vagaduun and Minas were the only two survivors of their respective teams, the others having sacrificed themselves so that they might escape the keyship with the crystal. After they reunited with Zeretus and his team, that is exactly what they did. They evacuated in the same Phantoms that they had used to approach the vessel.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}}

With their mission a success and the crystal shards in Banished hands, Okro 'Vagaduun and a small cast of other accomplished warriors—including [[Balkarus]], [[Jato 'Ratum]], and Zeretus—were picked by Atriox himself to return with him to the Milky Way. The crew of warriors, titled the [[Exodus Guard]], used Atriox's personal [[Eklon'Dal Workshop Lich|Lich]] ''[[Pegoras]]'' to travel through the Portal on the Ark and emerged on Reach where they met [[Escharum]] and the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] and left the planet on the former's [[intrusion corvette]].{{Ref/Novel|SOR}}

===Conflict on Zeta Halo===
{{Main|Battle for Zeta Halo}}
In [[2560]], 'Vagaduun served under Escharum during his occupation of [[Installation 07]]. During this time, he was part of the [[Blind Lance]] of the [[Fifth Combat Element]] in the Banished's Bloodbrave.{{Ref/Reuse|Target03}} He was ultimately targeted by [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] after being identified and located, with the Master Chief eventually confronting and killing 'Vagaduun.{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}

==Equipment==
Fitting of a Sangheili blademaster, Okro 'Vagaduun was known to wield a [[Type-1 energy sword]]. He was also proficient in the use of [[plasma]]-based weaponry. During the raid on the ''Anodyne Spirit'', 'Vagaduun was seen [[dual wielding]] enemy [[Kewu R'shi'k-pattern plasma rifle|plasma rifles]] to great effect.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} During the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]] he was seen using a [[Duelist Energy Sword]] while trying to best John-117. [[The Weapon]] was able to download the specifications of the weapon so that it could be recreated for the Master Chief at his forward operating bases. 'Vagaduun also wore armor that resembled a [[Special Operations Sangheili]]'s [[infiltration harness]].{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}

==In-game information==
===''Halo Infinite''===
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===Target dossier===
{{:High Value Target/Okro}}

==Gallery==
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<gallery>
File:HINF XGS2020 TACMAP.png|John-117's [[TACMAP]] displaying the location of Okro 'Vagaduun (lower left) from the ''[[Halo Infinite Campaign Gameplay Premiere]]''.
File:HINF-Okro.jpg|A render of Okro 'Vagaduun in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
File:HINF CF136 OkroSword.jpg|Okro 'Vagaduun holding the Duelist Energy Sword.
File:HINF_CF136_OkroSword_2.jpg|Okro 'Vagaduun holding the Duelist Energy Sword.
File:HINF OkroStanding.jpg|Okro 'Vagaduun on Installation 07.
File:HINF Okro.jpg|Frontal view of Okro 'Vagaduun.
File:HINF Vagaduun Duelist Sword.png|Retrieving 'Vagaduun's Duelist Sword after killing him.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' 
**''[[Sacrifice]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''

==Notes==
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==Sources==
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